Container construction

Claim 2

A container construction comprising; an inner container made of a fluid-impervious material; said inner container having a cup-like bottom portion, a central cylindrical portion, and a top cylindrical portion; and an outer structural housing made of a comparatively inexpensive material, said housing having an inside surface bonded against said cylindrical portions and serving as the main load-carrying structure of said construction; said bottom and central portions of said inner container having substantially the same wall thickness while said top portion has a thickness which is greater than said same wall thickness, said inner container also having a transition portion between its central and top portions, said inner container being defined as a single piece construction with its bottom, central, and top portions provided as an integral part thereof.

Claim 3

A construction as set forth in claim 1 in which said housing comprises a tubular housing made of paper and said inner container is made of metallic foil.

Claim 4

A construction as set fortH in claim 1 in which said housing comprises a tubular housing made of a platic material.

Claim 5

A construction as set forth in claim 1 in which, said housing comprises a right circular cylindrical tubular housing which has said inside surface and a fixed height, said cylindrical portions of said inner container are bonded against said inside surface along said fixed height, and said cylindrical top portion of said inner container has a portion thereof extending above said fixed height and is adapted to have a top closure for said construction fastened in position thereagainst.

Claim 6

A construction as set forth in claim 1 in which said housing comprises a right circular cylindrical tubular housing which has a fixed height and said central and top portions of said inner container adjoin said housing to the top of its fixed height.

Claim 7

A construction as set forth in claim 5 in which said housing is made of a non-metallic material and said cylindrical top portion of said inner container and said housing define a laminated structure which terminates in a downwardly hooking portion, and said construction further comprises a top closure having a flange portion which is reversely hooked within said downwardly hooking portion to define a fluid-tight annular bead for the top closure for said construction.

Claim 8

A container construction comprising; an inner container made of a fluid-impervious material, said inner container having a cup-like bottom portion, a central cylindrical portion, and a top cylindrical portion; an outer structural housing made of a comparatively inexpensive material, said housing having an inside surface bonded against said cylindrical portions and serving as the main load-carrying structure of said construction; said housing comprising a right circular cylindrical tubular housing which has said inside surface and a fixed height; said cylindrical portions of said inner container being bonded against said inside surface along said fixed height, said cylindrical top portion of said inner container having a portion thereof extending above said fixed height and being adapted to have a top closure for said construction fastened in position thereagainst, said bottom and central portions of said inner container having substantially the same wall thickness and said top portion having a thickness which is greater than said same wall thickness, said inner container also having a transition portion between its central and top portions, said inner container being defined as a single piece construction with its bottom, central, and top portions provided as an integral part thereof; and said construction further comprising a top closure fixed against said top portion in a fluid-tight manner with said top portion providing the sole support for said closure.

Claim 9

A container construction comprising; an inner container made of a fluid-impervious material, said inner container having a cup-like bottom portion, a central cylindrical portion, and a top cylindrical portion; an outer structural housing made of a comparatively inexpensive material, said housing having an inside surface bonded against said cylindrical portions and serving as the main load-carrying structure of said construction; said housing comprising a right circular cylindrical tubular housing which has said inside surface and a fixed height; said cylindrical portions of said inner container being bonded against said inside surface along said fixed height, said cylindrical top portion of said inner container having a portion thereof extending above said fixed height and being adapted to have a top closure for said construction fastened in position thereagainst, said bottom and central portions of said inner container having substantially the same wall thickness and said top portion having a thickness which is greater than said same wall thickness, said inner container also having a transition portion between its central and top portions, said inner container being defined as a single piece construction with its bottom, central, and top portions provided as an integral part thereof; and said construction further comprising a top closure fixed against said top portion in a fluid-tight manner with said top portion providing the sole support for said closure.

Claim 10

A container construction comprising; an inner container made of a fluid-impervious material, said inner container having a cup-like bottom portion, a central cylindrical portion, and a top cylindrical portion; and an outer structural housing made of a comparatively inexpensive material, said housing having an inside surface bonded against said cylindrical portions and serving as the main load-carrying structure of said construction, said housing comprising a right circular cylindrical tubular housing which has said inside surface, a fixed height, and a tubular sleeve made of a plastic material bonded against said inside surface along its entire fixed height; said central cylindrical portion of said inner container being defined by the central portion of said plastic sleeve; said cup-like bottom portion of said inner container being made of a metallic material and being bonded against the inside surface of said central portion; and said top portion of said inner container being made of a metallic material and being bonded against said central portion to define a lamination at the top portion of said construction which has a triple thickness, said triple thickness lamination being adapted to have a top closure for said constRuction fastened in position thereagainst.

Claim 11

A container construction comprising; an inner container made of a fluid-impervious material, said inner container having a cup-like bottom portion, a central cylindrical portion, and a top cylindrical portion; and an outer structural housing made of a comparatively inexpensive material, said housing having an inside surface bonded against said cylindrical portions and serving as the main load-carrying structure of said construction, said housing comprising a right circular cylindrical tubular housing which has said inside surface, a fixed height, and a tubular sleeve made of a plastic material bonded against said inside surface along its entire fixed height; said central cylindrical portion of said inner container being defined by the central portion of said plastic sleeve; said cup-like bottom portion of said inner container being made of a metallic material and being bonded against the inside surface of said central portion; and said top portion of said inner container being made of a metallic material and being bonded against said central portion to define a lamination at the top portion of said construction which has a triple thickness, said triple thickness lamination being adapted to have a top closure for said constRuction fastened in position thereagainst.

Claim 12

A construction as set forth in claim 8 and further comprising adhesive means bonding said cup-like bottom portion and said cylindrical top portion against said central cylindrical portion made of plastic material.

Claim 13

A construction as set forth in claim 1 in which said structural housing is made of a non-metallic material and extends below the lowermost surface of said cup-like bottom portion and defines an annular support for said construction which has optimum stability.

Claim 14

A composite container construction comprising; an inner container made of a minimum amount of fluid-impervious metallic material, said inner container having a cup-like bottom portion, a central cylindrical portion, and a top cylindrical portion with said top portion having a thickness which is greater than said central portion; and an outer structural tubular housing made of a comparatively inexpensive non-metallic material, said housing having an inside surface bonded against said cylindrical portions and serving as the main load-carrying structure of said construction; said inner container also having a transition portion between its central and top portions; said inner container being defined as a single piece construction with its bottom, central, and top portions provided as an integral part thereof, and said construction further comprising a top closure fixed against said top portion in a fluid-tight manner with said top portion providing the sole support for said closure.

Claim 15

A composite container construction comprising; an inner container made of a minimum amount of fluid-impervious metallic material, said inner container having a cup-like bottom portion, a central cylindrical portion, and a top cylindrical portion with said top portion having a thickness which is greater than said central portion; and an outer structural tubular housing made of a comparatively inexpensive non-metallic material, said housing having an inside surface bonded against said cylindrical portions and serving as the main load-carrying structure of said construction; said inner container also having a transition portion between its central and top portions; said inner container being defined as a single piece construction with its bottom, central, and top portions provided as an integral part thereof, and said construction further comprising a top closure fixed against said top portion in a fluid-tight manner with said top portion providing the sole support for said closure.

Claim 16

A construction as set forth in claim 11 in which said outer structural housing has a portion which extends below the bottom surface of said cup-like bottom portion and terminates in an annular surface which provides the entire support for said container construction.

Claim 17

A contruction as set forth in claim 12 in which said inner container is made of an aluminous material and its bottom and central portions are substantially the same thickness ranging between 0.002 inch and 0.004 inch.

Claim 18

A construction as set forth in claim 13 in which said inner container has its top portion formed so that it is roughly two times greater in thickness than the thickness of its bottom and central portions.